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Church Walk CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Church Walk, Ulverston LA12 7EN · churchwalk.cumbria.sch.uk · 01229 587258
On the mapSearch near LA12 7EN
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 69%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Westmorland and Furness 58%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Westmorland and Furness Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 88
- 84% of 105 places
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 8%
- First language not English
- 3.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Westmorland and Furness Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 10 families put the school first and 14 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 14 | 10 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 13 | 12 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Westmorland and Furness it was 58%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲69% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Church Walk CofE Primary School on 10 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 10 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (21 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Positive
- 86%
- Replies
- 21
- 24% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on 4 parents (19%) whose child was bullied
based on 9 parents (43%) with SEND